A sidelined journey, a London encounter, a mysterious eye necklace, a jewel heist, and second chances all around in this engaging blend of mystery and romance in a variation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Lyndsay Constable writes a fun romantic caper that read swiftly, but was thoroughly captivating. A Lover’s Fine Eye is a […]
A maid with a mysterious past finds herself the object of a young lord’s interest. Something tells her this is about more than the usual attempt to seduce a servant and if she believes his surmise about their connection, her life has just changed forever. Both Jessie Lewis and Amy D’Orazio have separately written books […]
Harking back to the days of sparkling madcap Regency romantic comedy, Jessie Lewis’ latest was a highly entertaining romp. The Cad, The Couch, and the Cut Direct is a long novella that was a light and amusing Pride & Prejudice from the start. Fitzwilliam Darcy proposed and Elizabeth Bennet disposed- with such scorching words that […]
One naïve choice can and does change the course of one gently-bred girl’s life forcing her to take the long, painful road to lasting happiness and romance. Over the years, Amy D’Orazio has dazzled me with her intriguing story setups, plot twists, and colorful characters and A Folly of Youth was no exception. A Folly […]
Hidden in plain sight right alongside the human world of Regency England is a darker, edgier shadow world of powerful vampires and Jane Austen’s classic gets a blood infusion. A Pride & Prejudice Vampire Romance variation? I’m game. Tempt Me opens with Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master vampire on the hunt for a rogue vampire, Wickham, who […]
Was anyone else ever curious about those eight years spent apart for Jane Austen’s second chance romance pair in Persuasion? Or maybe what happened next for them and the other characters? How about their time before the big break up? A new to me author, Lyndsay Constable answers all those questions with her heartwarming, reflective […]
A gentleman experiences an apoplexy when he discovers his sister in a rake’s arms and a disowned young woman is his savior when his relatives are close to declaring him mad. Lavished with drama and a touch of the gothic, this latest of Julie Cooper’s Pride and Prejudice variations raised my expectation and didn’t disappoint. […]
Feeling he has failed as a guardian, when his young sister is duped and possibly ravaged by a fiend, a world-weary gentleman of wealth and position escapes to a friend’s country estate and finds what he never thought was possible. I’ve enjoyed Susan Adriani’s Pride & Prejudice variations in the past, so I got comfy […]
Nearly compromised into a forced marriage with a conniving woman he can barely stand, he desperately spouts the first thing he can think of to rescue himself. Engaged to someone else. But, then he must follow through with the charade. Only, it is no longer a charade when the young lady in question discovers her […]
What if Mr. Darcy was blinded while saving Elizabeth’s life and they were trapped in a cave in? Now, doesn’t that change up things for Jane Austen’s most famous love story? I’ve enjoyed KaraLynne Mackrory’s variations in the past, for the layered characters and engaging plot, and so was eager to settle in for this […]